When we arrived at the camp, we were greeted by Ohana, who had arrived the day before for preparations. The three of them were quickly assembled outside, without even unpacking their stuff. |
![Story Ohana.png](/images/e/e7/Story_Ohana.png) Ohana |
"Yes, get ready everyone. At the camp, I will support you with everything from the training menu to cooking and laundry♪ So you don't have to think of me as an instructor~" |
![Story Ohana.png](/images/e/e7/Story_Ohana.png) Ohana |
"Well then, first of all, let's have you go for a light jog around the mountain for a warm-up exercise, about 10 laps♪" |
![Story Shiyan.png](/images/9/92/Story_Shiyan.png) Shiyan |
"Ohana, I've done plenty of warm-ups on the mountain path before I came here. So let's skip that and--" |
![Story Ohana.png](/images/e/e7/Story_Ohana.png) Ohana |
"Let's start with the preparation exercise♪" |
![Story Shiyan.png](/images/9/92/Story_Shiyan.png) Shiyan |
"......" |
![Story Tianjin.png](/images/e/e8/Story_Tianjin.png) Tianjin |
"Come on, Shiyan, this is a training camp, so let's stick to the menu." |
![Story Shiyan.png](/images/9/92/Story_Shiyan.png) Shiyan |
"Yeah, you're right. I'm sorry Ohana." |
![Story Ohana.png](/images/e/e7/Story_Ohana.png) Ohana |
"Yes, then, let's start♪" |
Ohana smiled as Shiyan and the others start off at once. |
Conductor |
Ten 'light' laps around the mountain... I see, this is the kind of rigorous training that will make them change their attitude towards their lifestyle. |
![Story Ohana.png](/images/e/e7/Story_Ohana.png) Ohana |
"It's not that tough, is it?" |
![Story Ohana.png](/images/e/e7/Story_Ohana.png) Ohana |
"Like I said. This is just a warm-up exercise." |
Conductor |
Do you seriously think that 10 laps around a mountain is considered a light warm-up...? I knew they were going to be doing more training than what Finchley offers, but apparently the menu is far more than I imagined. |
And then-- |
![Story Shiyan.png](/images/9/92/Story_Shiyan.png) Shiyan |
"Shish! First!" |
![Story Tianjin.png](/images/e/e8/Story_Tianjin.png) Tianjin |
"Darn, I've lost!" |
![Story Victoria.png](/images/c/c8/Story_Victoria.png) Victoria |
"You're both very fast as expected." |
![Story Shiyan.png](/images/9/92/Story_Shiyan.png) Shiyan |
"How's that, Ohana? We must be faster than you expected...! Heh, I can handle this." |
![Story Ohana.png](/images/e/e7/Story_Ohana.png) Ohana |
"That's what I'm talking about, girls♪" |
![Story Ohana.png](/images/e/e7/Story_Ohana.png) Ohana |
"Now that you've loosened up, we're going to start the training. Everyone, please sit upright on that board." |
There were boards along the cliff, each board is big enough for one person to sit on, and there's one for everyone. Shiyan and the others sit upright as instructed, their heads tilted, confused at what they are supposed to do. |
![Story Ohana.png](/images/e/e7/Story_Ohana.png) Ohana |
"Yes, sit upright, and please do not move as it is dangerous. If you shift your weight slightly, rocks will fall from above. If it hits you, you will get a bump or two, so please be careful~♪" |
![Story Shiyan.png](/images/9/92/Story_Shiyan.png) Shiyan |
"Rocks from above?" |
![Story Tianjin.png](/images/e/e8/Story_Tianjin.png) Tianjin |
"Does that mean there are traps like that?" |
![Story Ohana.png](/images/e/e7/Story_Ohana.png) Ohana |
"Yes♪ If you look up, you can see it~♪" |
![Story Shiyan.png](/images/9/92/Story_Shiyan.png) Shiyan |
"Up..." |
![Story Tianjin.png](/images/e/e8/Story_Tianjin.png) Tianjin |
"......" |
![Story Tianjin.png](/images/e/e8/Story_Tianjin.png) Tianjin |
"Yes, it's quite big..." |
![Story Shiyan.png](/images/9/92/Story_Shiyan.png) Shiyan |
"Yes. Uh, would that cause just a bump?" |
![Story Tianjin.png](/images/e/e8/Story_Tianjin.png) Tianjin |
"But even if we do get hit, if we can endure that one time, it'll be all over. I can take that!" |
![Story Shiyan.png](/images/9/92/Story_Shiyan.png) Shiyan |
"Endure? Sure you can endure it!? Look at the size of that, you have to dodge it!" |
![Story Ohana.png](/images/e/e7/Story_Ohana.png) Ohana |
"By the way, you're not allowed to dodge it♪" |
![Story Shiyan.png](/images/9/92/Story_Shiyan.png) Shiyan |
"......" |
![Story Tianjin.png](/images/e/e8/Story_Tianjin.png) Tianjin |
"......" |
![Story Ohana.png](/images/e/e7/Story_Ohana.png) Ohana |
"And there's more than one rockfall trap. The rocks are automatically refilled." |
![Story Ohana.png](/images/e/e7/Story_Ohana.png) Ohana |
"Then I'm going to go and prepare dinner, so please maintain your positions until nightfall♪" |
![Story Tianjin.png](/images/e/e8/Story_Tianjin.png) Tianjin |
"Be careful, Shiyan. I know you have a tendency to not stay still." |
![Story Shiyan.png](/images/9/92/Story_Shiyan.png) Shiyan |
"Huh? No, of course not, I've been practising mental concentration for a while now, I can do it." |
![Story Shiyan.png](/images/9/92/Story_Shiyan.png) Shiyan |
"If you want, we can have a contest to see who can hold out longer. I'll show you the essence of Wudang." |
![Story Tianjin.png](/images/e/e8/Story_Tianjin.png) Tianjin |
"Fine, I'll take the challenge. Show me the essence of Wudang." |
![Story Tianjin.png](/images/e/e8/Story_Tianjin.png) Tianjin |
"...By the way, Shiyan, do you have a bug on your back?" |
![Story Shiyan.png](/images/9/92/Story_Shiyan.png) Shiyan |
"Eh, really? Where is it, damn it, I can't see it--" |
Shiyan puts her hand on her back to get rid of the bug. At that moment, she must have shifted her weight... From under her board, she heard something 'Click', and then a switch was on. |
![Story Shiyan.png](/images/9/92/Story_Shiyan.png) Shiyan |
"Click?" |
![Story Tianjin.png](/images/e/e8/Story_Tianjin.png) Tianjin |
"Ah, a trap's being activated." |
![Story Shiyan.png](/images/9/92/Story_Shiyan.png) Shiyan |
"OUCH!?" |
![Story Tianjin.png](/images/e/e8/Story_Tianjin.png) Tianjin |
"Dear me, Shiyan, you sure showed me what the essence of Wudang is all about, eh?" |
![Story Shiyan.png](/images/9/92/Story_Shiyan.png) Shiyan |
"C-Curse you! That's not fair!!" |
![Story Tianjin.png](/images/e/e8/Story_Tianjin.png) Tianjin |
"There's no cheating though. I merely saw a bug and told you about it." |
![Story Shiyan.png](/images/9/92/Story_Shiyan.png) Shiyan |
"Tch... I definitely will never move again." |
![Story Tianjin.png](/images/e/e8/Story_Tianjin.png) Tianjin |
"Heheh, when one's in a conscious state, one moves in the opposite direction. As a martial artist, one has to clear their mind in times like this. Then it will be over before one knows it." |
![Story Tianjin.png](/images/e/e8/Story_Tianjin.png) Tianjin |
"......" |
![Story Shiyan.png](/images/9/92/Story_Shiyan.png) Shiyan |
"Hey Tianjin, Beijing's right here." |
![Story Tianjin.png](/images/e/e8/Story_Tianjin.png) Tianjin |
"BO-SHI!?" |
Click. |
![Story Tianjin.png](/images/e/e8/Story_Tianjin.png) Tianjin |
"OUCH!?" |
![Story Shiyan.png](/images/9/92/Story_Shiyan.png) Shiyan |
"Totally, you haven't cleared your mind at all." |
![Story Tianjin.png](/images/e/e8/Story_Tianjin.png) Tianjin |
"Grr, you're the one who's cheating... Of course I'm going to come back from the realm of emptiness if you mention my bo-shi!?" |
![Story Shiyan.png](/images/9/92/Story_Shiyan.png) Shiyan |
"You started it first, Tianjin." |
![Story Tianjin.png](/images/e/e8/Story_Tianjin.png) Tianjin |
"It was you who said it was a match, Shiyan." |
Shiyan and Tianjin stood up slowly, their eyes glaring each other, with sparks of fury. |
Click. |
Shiyan & Tianjin |
"OUCH!?" |
![Story Shiyan.png](/images/9/92/Story_Shiyan.png) Shiyan |
"Oh, that's right, it automatically refills itself..." |
![Story Tianjin.png](/images/e/e8/Story_Tianjin.png) Tianjin |
"What we did was..." |
Victoria |
"Miss Shiyan, Miss Tianjin, it's good to compete, but this is an exercise in proper behaviour." |
![Story Shiyan.png](/images/9/92/Story_Shiyan.png) Shiyan |
"Ye-yeah, that's right. I've been..." |
![Story Tianjin.png](/images/e/e8/Story_Tianjin.png) Tianjin |
"I was missing the point too. Thank you, Victoria." |
![Story Shiyan.png](/images/9/92/Story_Shiyan.png) Shiyan |
"By the way, Victoria, you're amazing. You seem to have been able to keep your mind quiet all this time!" |
Shiyan and Tianjin looked back at Victoria, who has been quiet throughout the training. |
There were several rocks piled up in a heap on top of the spot where Victoria was sitting. |
![Story Shiyan.png](/images/9/92/Story_Shiyan.png) Shiyan |
"Wait no you're eating all of them rocks!" |
![Story Tianjin.png](/images/e/e8/Story_Tianjin.png) Tianjin |
"And in such large quantities that I can't even count them all!" |
![Story Victoria.png](/images/c/c8/Story_Victoria.png) Victoria |
"I could keep my mind calm, but I couldn't help the numbness in my legs. Every time I fidgeted, a rock would drop, then another... It's an utter disgrace." |
![Story Victoria.png](/images/c/c8/Story_Victoria.png) Victoria |
"But it's strange, after I'm buried under so many rocks, I'm starting to feel more comfortable... Oh, is this what they call a 'flashback before death'? I'm having my lifetime flash before my eyes." |
Shiyan & Tianjin |
"WAIT, DON'T DIEEEEE-!' |
Shiyan and Tianjin rushed to rescue the now-buried Victoria and moved the rocks that have piled up on top of her. In the end, none of them succeeded in this exercise. |